TED CROSBIE (Letters, July 14) welcomes
an incinerator in Ringaskiddy. He tells us of the virtues of an almost
magical sounding proposal where we would all be provided with recycled
energy.

However, his dreamlike scenario
is not what is proposed at Ringaskiddy. He refers to some sort of
underwater tunnel where the energy would be distributed to homes.
That was never part of Indaver’s plans.

He also conveniently forgets about
the second incinerator proposed at Ringaskiddy — a facility
which would mean the importation of toxic waste from mainland Europe.

This toxic waste incinerator would
be hugely profitable for the company at the expense of Cork harbour
residents, animals and tourism. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of
toxic waste would be imported into Cork from Europe and beyond. It
would be burnt under our noses, distributing billions of toxins into
our environment.

The poisonous ash left over would then end up in local landfills and
we would be back to square one. Incineration is no miracle. If you
burn anything, smoke goes up into the atmosphere and ash is left over.
If you burn something toxic, the same will apply.